Straight up if you want to know what you should check out this weekend, it is the new Prime Video heist drama Steal. It’s Sophie Turner from Game of Thrones as a woman working on the trade desk for an investment country that manages pension funds. What happens when a group of armed thieves turn up to take everyone hostage, demanding they transfer four billion pounds into their accounts? But what happens after that when it is quite clear that there was an inside man who helped them get their money?
This show is very watchable and will make for a great binge.
You might also want to check out season 2 of Apple TV’s Japanese wine drama Drops of Gold. And there’s Tracy Morgan back, teamed up again with 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock for new NBC sitcom The Fall & Rise of Reggie Dinkins.
But what is the really interesting production to debut this weekend?
Please, keep in mind that this is in no way a recommendation…
Right wing opinion news site The Daily Wire launched its own subscription streaming service called DailyWire+ back in 2022. So far it has acquired movie and documentary titles, while also producing some kids shows. Among those kids shows was the embarrassing animated Bluey rip-off Chip Chilla.
This week DailyWire+ has launched its first scripted original drama. It is called The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of The Merlin. It’s a super Christian Arthurian drama that is based on a series of fantasy books.
I’ll say this about the trailer: It looks like it is better than a fanfic movie. But, gosh, at only 2 minutes and 43 second, you can feel every second of this trailer.
The show was created by Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing, who also directed multiple episodes of the show. Here’s what he had to say about the show to The Hollywood Reporter:
The Pendragon Cycle is “the culmination of a 10-year vision to create culture, not just to criticize it. Lawhead’s novels present a visceral, masculine Christianity in a world of conflict and mystery. It isn’t saccharine or clean. In short, it is very much like our world. I’m so happy to share our adaptation, and the work of our remarkable cast and crew, with the Daily Wire audience.”
Maybe just watch the new Game of Thrones show, A Knight of the Seven kingdoms.
Returning TV
Drops of Gold (s02), After The Flood (s02)
New TV
A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms — HBO
Who’s in it: Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell
What it’s about: A century before Game Of Thrones, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg wandered through Westeros, while the Targaryen dynasty ruled the Iron Throne.
Steal — Prime Video
Who’s in it: Sophie Turner
What it’s about: An ordinary office worker, Zara, finds herself at the heart of a heist; a typical work day at a pension fund investment company is upended when a gang of violent thieves burst in and force Zara and her best mate Luke to execute their demands.
The Beauty — Disney+
Who’s in it: Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Ashton Kutcher, and Rebecca Hall
What it’s about: Partners Drew Foster and Kara Vaughn investigate “the Beauty” STD causing aesthetic effects but proving lethal, evading corrupt officials and a mercenary targeting them amidst a suspected government conspiracy.
Free Bert — Netflix
Who’s in it: Bert Kreischer, Arden Myrin
What it’s about: Bert Kreischer tries to fit into Beverly Hills society when his daughters attend an elite private school.
The Fall & Rise of Reggie Dinkins — NBC
Who’s in it: Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe
What it’s about: Disgraced former football star Reggie Dinkins is on a mission to rehabilitate his image with the help of award-winning filmmaker Arthur Tobin. In order to earn back the admiration of his fans and the respect of his family, Reggie will also have to confront the ghosts of his past.
Finding Her Edge — Netflix
Who’s in it: Madelyn Keys, Cale Ambrozic
What it’s about: Three sisters navigate the pressures of their family’s figure skating legacy; Adriana, trains with new partner Brayden while still loving ex-partner Freddie; a fake romance with Brayden for sponsorship adds to her challenges.
Blind Sherlock — Netflix
Who’s in it: Bart Kelchtermans
What it’s about: Thanks to his exceptional hearing, blind Roman Mertens lands his dream job at the police eavesdropping unit. But the work proves more dangerous than he anticipated.
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of The Merlin — Dailywire+
Who’s in it: Tom Sharp, Rose Reid
What it’s about: A retelling of the Arthurian legend set in Roman-occupied Britain where barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the island.
New Movies
Cosmic Princess Kayuga! — Netflix
Who’s in it: Anna Nagase, Yūko Natsuyoshi
What it’s about: Iroha’s life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
The Big Fake — Netflix
Who’s in it: Andrea Arcangeli, Mauro Aversano, Pietro Castellitto, Pierluigi Gigante
What it’s about: In Rome in the 1970s, Toni arrives in the city with the dream of becoming a great artist. But his hunger for life, destiny and perhaps even history will lead him to become the greatest of all forgers.
That’s the newsletter for this week.
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